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- 17661: What is a GDSS?
- What is a GDSS? Group Decision Support Systems, are a subset of the much larger family of decision support systems that deal exclusively with groups as opposed to individuals. GDSS's are computer based systems consisting of hardware, software, and procedures that are designed to facilitate the exchange of information in a group setting (Aiken, 1993; Aiken et al., 1994; Donelan, 1993). The facilitation of communication can be generally categorized into several main themes. First, and this is unique to GDSS's, is the ability of the audience / participants to register comments on the discussion at hand in an anonymous manner. Second, is the ability of the GDSS to perform as a DSS in that it allows multiple scenarios to be run with varying data inputs. Third, the GDSS records all inputs / comments so that all input is maintained for future discussion and evaluation. To achieve these three abilities, GDSS's are generally able to be divided into three basic configurations; the single-computer, software only, the single-computer and keypad response system, and the multiple computer / workstation network system (Donelan, 1993). Each with its ...
- 17662: Henry David Thoreau
- ... the essentials of reality and of experiences that would bring him close to these essentials. He lived in a hut for two years at Walden Pond to rid his body of inessential things. During Thoreau's stay, he completed his first book titled, A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers(1849). Here, he also filled his journals with materials for his most famous piece, Walden. After he left the hut ... senses." Thoureau wrote a book titled Walden(1854) in which the theme of it was the relationship to the order and beauty of nature in the human mind. This book consists of records of Thoreau's stay at Walden Pond. Thoreau's love and devotion to nature and his writing was a key to his excellence in writing. Henry David Thoreau also felt that individualism was a great necessity to his writing style. In his piece ...
- 17663: Damn Near Everything There Is To Know About Cells:
- ... are many parts of a cell, they all have specific duties, and are all needed to continue the life of the cell. Some cells exist as single-celled organisms that perform all of the organism's metabolism within a single cell. Such single-celled organisms are called unicellular. Other organisms are made up of many cells, with their cells specialized to perform distinct metabolic functions. One cell within an organism may ... major life functions. Eukariotic Cell Structure: Boundaries and Control: Plasma Membrane - The plasma membrane is sometimes called the cell membrane, or the cellular membrane. It is the outermost part of the animal cell, and it's purpose is to enclose the cell, and change shape if needed. The cell membrane is capable of allowing materials to enter and exit the cell. Oxygen and nutrients enter, and waste products such as excess ... packed into identifiable chromosomes when the cells are ready to reproduce. Also within the nucleus is the nucleolus, a region that produces tiny cell particles that are involved in protein synthesis These particles, called ribosome's, are the sites where the cell assembles enzymes and other proteins according to directions of the DNA. Assembly, Transport, and Storage: Cytoplasm - The material that lies outside the nucleus and surrounds the organelles is ...
- 17664: "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night": Death Through Repetition and Diction
- ... That Good Night": Death Through Repetition and Diction In Thomas' "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night," he depicts the inevitability of death through repetition and diction. Furthermore, he portrays the stages of man's life in his comparison to "good men, "wild men," and grave men." Finally, Thomas' medium of poetic expression presents itself in the villanelle. The villanelle's persona speaks in this poem as the son of a dying father. Line sixteen states "And you, my father,
" and this proves the speaker's persona. The old man, at his deathbed, receives encouragement with pleads from his son to hold on to life. In the last stanza, the son as well as the father accepts death as merely ...
- 17665: Cloning
- ... cell. This was the integral step of nuclear transfer. Dr. First had executed the same step, but a laboratory staff member did it accidentally, and First did not realize the significance of his staff member's blooper (Kolata 3). Dr. Wilmut and Dr. Campbell became world famous. Their fame was not finished yet however. On July 5 at 4:00 P.M. lamb number 6LL3 (Campbell 812), or Dolly, was born ... usual two or one (in-vitro fertilization). Furthermore, the Roslin scientists used three different breeds for each sheep to prove that the experiment was a success. (Kolata 3) The reporter who described Wilmut as "Dolly's laboratory father," could have very well shined a light on a modern day Frankenstein. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was also his creature's father and god; the creature told him, "I ought to be thy Adam." As in the case of Dolly, the "spark of life" was infused into the creature ...
- 17666: Huckelberry And Finn
- ... she could help her to communicate by teaching her sign language. When Anne met Helen, she knew that the job to teaching her would not be an easy one. She first had to gain Helen s trust, which was a task that was almost impossible. When Anne saw how Helen lived, she knew that things were going to have to change and quickly. One day, Anne was teaching Helen table manners. Helen was used to just grabbing food off her family s plates. When Helen reached Anne s plate, she refused to give Helen the food. A struggle went on for hours, until finally Helen was able to fold Burton-2 her napkin, which was a big accomplishment for her. Although this ...
- 17667: Antigone
- ... trilogy of Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone is a powerful, tragic tale that examines the nature of human guilt, fate and punishment. Creon, Oedipus' uncle and brother-in-law, is the story's most dynamic character. His character experiences a drastic metamorphosis through the span of the three dramas. Creon's vision of a monarch's proper role, his concept of and respect for justice, as well as his respect for the design evolve considerably by the trilogy's tragic conclusion. In Oedipus the King (OK) , the audience is introduced ...
- 17668: Jennifer Lopez
- ... be a Puerto Rican and she is very proud of her Hispanic heritage and culture. Her father is David Lopez, a computer specialist, and her mother Guadalupe Lopez, a Kindergarten teacher. Her parents recognized Jennifers talent and enthusiasm for performing and at the age of five the enrolled her in dance classes. Her mother said "Jennifer always loved to sing, but she was also a great actress and knew that ... girl, who is still very close to her family. When Jennifer earned her million-dollar paycheck for playing the role in the movie Selena, she bought her mom a Cadillac. Even though they saw Jennifers talent at the age of five, their relationship was not always understandable. Jennifer made a major decision and that was not to go to College. That decision was very disappointing to her parents who wanted ... never went back. She said," I had to make my own way" and then lived in a Manhattan dance studio where she was training. Then she got an apartment with some friends in Manhattan Hells Kitchen. Since the time she move out of her home she started her showbiz career as a dancer in stage musicals and most notably in her tour to Golden musicals of Broadway and in ...
- 17669: Nelson Mandela
- ... Africa on July 18, 1918. He was in a tribe called The Madiba, his tribal clan, is part of the Thembu people. His family has royal connections; his great-grandfather was a King and Mandela's father is a respected counselor to the Thembu royal family. His father has four wives and He is one of thirteen children. On his first day of school, Rolihlahla is given the English name Nelson ... the ANC Youth League. After that it is all downhill and Mandela is arrested several times. Later 1952, He draws up a plan for the ANC to work underground called the M-Plan. Early 1960s Mandela escapes the country and travels in Africa and Europe, studying guerrilla warfare and building support for the ANC. Late 1962, Returning to South Africa, Mandela is arrested, convicted and sentenced to five years. He ... United States Senator Edward Kennedy visits South Africa to show his anti-apartheid support. He is hosted by Bishop Desmond Tutu the recipient of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize; Kennedy also visits Winnie Mandela (Nelsons Wife). Same year, South Africa's church leaders take up the anti-apartheid cause, led by Bishop Tutu. Late1985, During the summer, anti-apartheid rallies and protests take place in New York City, Atlanta ...
- 17670: Battle At Trafalgar
- ... also expose the lack of commitment the French had in regards to naval warfare. Bonaparte wanted to rule the world. The largest obstacle in his way was that of the Royal Navy of England. Bonapart's idea was to cross the English Channel, moving his vast army onto British soil. If the English mainland could be penetrated, and London occupied, Napoleon felt that the Royal Navy would collapse under the French army and its allied forces. The peace Treaty of Amiens afforded Napoleon eighteen months of opportunity to put the plan of crossing the English Channel into place. Napoleon's plan was to build a fleet of landing craft, flat bottom boats, powered by sail and oar that could outmaneuver the great English Men of war. The person Napoleon appointed to direct the building of the fleet was Admiral Denis Decres. Decres, in turn, appointed a Flemish engineer, Pierre Forfait, to see to the construction of the landing fleet. Forfait's objective was to supply the French forces amassed at Boulogne with 1300 vessels. One thousand of them were to be utilized for troop transport, the balance were to be armed with cannons and used ...
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